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State Fluoride Database

Read the latest fluoride news from your state; find out if your town is fluoridated, see if any communities have recently rejected fluoridation, learn if your state has a law that mandates fluoridation, and other fluoride-related information.

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Washington

WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:

PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:2012: 63.6%2006: 62.9%2000: 57.8%1992: 53.2%

To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.

Water Fluoridation Accident:

Seattle – May 1976:
Plastic fitting broke in rubber-lined steel tank spilling fluoride on the ground in Cedar River watershed. 5,000 gallons of fluoride spilled. An earth mound was built around tank to divert spillage from river. Seattle Times (5/23/76), NFN (July-Sept. 1976)

LATEST NEWS:

To see the latest news on fluoride developments in Washington, click here.

To see an updated list of Washington’s professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.

Washington’s FLUORIDATION LAW:

The State of Washington does not mandate fluoridation. Local governments control fluoridation policy in WA. Washington Revised Code § 57.08.012 states that any water district may fluoridate the water supply with a majority vote of its board of commissioners. The commissioners may submit a fluoride question to a referendum vote in an election, in which case the majority opinion becomes effective. To learn more about WA’s fluoridation laws, click here.